Hey!! Let's get some action going! What are we reading?

[elijah]

I use kindle and apple kindle app btw, so don't know if the books are available on other formats. Ive got two books on the go at the moment. Really like james patterson books. This one is a fav of mine now:
http://amzn.to/FQ0L10
I have just started reading, got good reviews and am really liking it so far.
http://amzn.to/FPeXum

For my kid, 3 ebooks just been reading: Beatrix potter Mrs. Tittlemouse. Her books are great and can't go wrong with them.
http://amzn.to/FQ7utz
Baby Farm Animals: simple good read.
http://amzn.to/Ap6Giz
Oliver and The Sandmen: Fantasy adventure, bit like Briggs work, not as good but cheap though.
http://amzn.to/wWpbrV
Will be looking to classics like famous five and jacky wilsons etc as she enters the next age group.

[Synamon]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

The rest of the books in the series are also excellent. Highly recommended. There's also a good TV adaption.

Good to know, I'll keep my eyes open for those.

Originally Posted by CRussel

Interesting, I'm having the same response to Robinson, but my wife keeps assuring me to stick with him, so I'll give him another go. OTOH, I love Rankin's books. They're a bit dark, but I definitely look forward to new one's from him. (Though I often listen to them rather than read them.)

Elizabeth George's Lynley and Havers books were a favourite for quite a while, but I went off them finally. But if you like these, give Deborah Crombie a try. Her Duncan Kincaid / Gemma James books are excellent.

I do like Deborah Crombie, her characters really crackle with life. I suppose that's my problem with Robinson's first book, the characters seemed unemotional and flat.

Had you read these first? Or was this your introduction to the series? I've read them all, and also watched the HBO series (which I thought quite well done, btw.) I haven't listened to the Audible versions, but might be tempted. Especially hearing that the reader is good.

Yes, the audiobook was my first exposure to The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, somehow it slipped through the cracks all these years, even though detective fiction is my favorite genre and I especially like quirky detectives like Poirot or Maigret.

[tecweston]

Just Finished:

- 20ͭͪͭͪth Century Ghosts by Joe Hill - A pretty good collection of short stories. My favorites were "Voluntary Committal" and "Pop Art."

Currently Reading:

- A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin (63%)

- The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King (53%)

- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (24%)

- Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain (~20%) [on hold]

[Latinandgreek]

I just finished "A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers". I had given up on it after reading the first 20 pages or so, and then decided to give it another shot. I ended up enjoying it, and I suspect that it might be a book that I would enjoy even more after a second reading.

I'm now reading "Feed", by M.T. Anderson. I'll be sure to give my impressions when I've read some more. I like the premise, but the made-up future vernacular that is used to narrate the story is a bit grating for me to read at the moment.

[carld]

Currently alternating between Remote Viewers: The Secret History of America's Psychic Spies and Forks Over Knives: The Plant-Based Way to Health.

[CRussel]

Originally Posted by Synamon

Yes, the audiobook was my first exposure to The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, somehow it slipped through the cracks all these years, even though detective fiction is my favorite genre and I especially like quirky detectives like Poirot or Maigret.

You have a treat in front of you!

[tecweston]

Originally Posted by tecweston

- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (24%)

I'm having a real tough time getting into this book. I don't relate to any of the characters and the present-tense writing style annoys me. Especially since I'm also reading two really great books that I'm totally entertained by (A Dance with Dragons and The Beekeeper's Apprentice), reading The Hunger Games feels like a chore. I may drop this one.

[xg4bx]

started A Storm of Swords. 1100 pages man, 1100 pages. i might have to tap out half way through and read something else. reading a book that long just gets numbing after awhile.

my wife and i have been netflixing the first season of the show, we've got 2 episodes left. she's totally unfamiliar with the series and has high hopes for a certain character. boy will she be in for a surprise.

[DrNefario]

The paperback was split into two, you could pretend you're reading them separately.

[HomeInMyShoes]

^Lol.

I've started Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club.

[ProjeKtWEREWOLF]

I'm about halfway through 'Got Fight?' by Forrest Griffin (UFC fighter)......very funny anti-'self help' book/biography of a great bloke.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by ProjeKtWEREWOLF

I'm about halfway through 'Got Fight?' by Forrest Griffin (UFC fighter)......very funny anti-'self help' book/biography of a great bloke.

I always liked watching Forrest Griffin. He reminded me of Howdy Doody on steroids. Just seemed like a very likeable guy. I'm going to look out for his book!

Stitchawl

[Fbone]

Originally Posted by Fbone

Next is a new author for me. Ed McBain's Cop Hater.

This book's best feature was it's length. 166 pages. McBain did have an interesting storyline and he built up the characters so you felt saddened at their death. He really made you understand what they were feeling and experiencing. But overall the plot had a few holes.

Spoiler:

1. He used a fictitious city. He explained in his Intro why he changed his mind and not used NYC.
2. Cops are being killed one-by-one while walking home or to their cars late at night. Why weren't they driven or escorted?
3. The reporter promises everything is "off the record" but prints it in the newspaper including the detectives' fiancee's address. Does that really happen?
4. The detectives tells the reporter his fiancee's address to a reporter.
5. The murderer and motive not revealed until the last 10 pages.
6. All these killings and bullets fired in one city block and no one sees or hears anything. How loud is the discharge from a .45? Or maybe they did but no mention of a door-to-door search for witnesses was written.

I did also enjoy the 50s cop slang. (Detectives were called "bulls") So along with its short length I would give it a C- [3 stars].

I'm not sure if it's my poor mood or choice of reading material that has caused my string of low ratings. It's a good thing I don't review titles for the NYT or I'd kill off a chunk of the publishing world.

Nevertheless, I keep trying Next is Death in a Scarlet Coat by David Dickinson. My first with this author but not his first book.

[ProjeKtWEREWOLF]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I always liked watching Forrest Griffin. He reminded me of Howdy Doody on steroids. Just seemed like a very likeable guy. I'm going to look out for his book!

Stitchawl

His impersonation of a chimp is what made me like him.........it's a great little book though.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by Fbone

...

Spoiler:

...3. The reporter promises everything is "off the record" but prints it in the newspaper including the detectives' fiancee's address. Does that really happen?...

....

Maybe once.